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- ↑ Nikky Manfredi, "Rima Elkouri's novel Manam is a tribute to her grandmother and forgotten women in history". CBC Books, October 29, 2022.
- ↑ "Two translated titles among finalists for $60,000 Atwood Gibson Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize". The Globe and Mail , September 14, 2022.
- ↑ "Le roman Manam, de Rima Elkouri : le devoir de mémoire". Ici Radio-Canada Première, October 30, 2019.
- ↑ "65 Canadian works of fiction to watch for in fall 2021". CBC Books, August 12, 2021.
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